2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon champion
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 7–35 at North Dakota State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record11–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Davis (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     11 3  
No. 12 Wofford ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 9 Appalachian State ^   6 2     8 4  
Furman   5 3     6 5  
Samford   4 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   3 5     5 6  
Elon   3 5     5 6  
The Citadel   2 6     4 7  
Western Carolina   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Southern Conference play, winning the conference championship outright. They received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Old Dominion in the second round and Maine in the quarterfinals before falling to North Dakota State in the semifinals.